Exiled in Texas

If the ball is out of play, then a foul (with DFK) cannot be given as the ball being in play is a primary requirement for a foul. Original restart will still take place. However, a card can still be given for a misconduct with the ball out of play. So you can’t still give Yellow or even Red Cards if the ball is out of play.

I always misread this treat title and wonder what Wraith has been doing now

Whoever thought of adding the "shirt" flags in/amongst all the black-and-white flags is a genious. Love seeing the old shirt colours on the flags like the Away Burgundy/Blue hoops, but my favourite is the orange Pavel Is a Geordie flags.... City Skyline, Brown Ale and memories. We need more !! Would also laugh if the Custard/Creme shirt appeared too

It's been 30 yrs since I lived in Newcastle, so I don't know how much use Castle Leazes park gets today - probably a few dog walkers, but it is a bit tucked away behind the stadium and separated from the city center. I would think that the land-swap, where the ground moves up higher onto Castle Leazes and the redeveloped ground becomes a park, would make the park area much more accessible and used. Office workers taking lunch breaks in the park, more people walking through etc. It could be a win for the city as well as the club

Would love to see a land swap with the city between the current site and Castle Leazes. The new Stadium would be even higher on the hill making it even more prominent over the city. The ground would still be in walking distance from the city center pubs. And if they redevelop the current site back into a park, it would be a fantastic walk for the fans, through the park, up to the ground. I remember seeing a drawing, on here, of what the redeveloped park could look like with the new Stadium in the background and it looked great. Would be a real asset to the city. And if the Reubens are the property magnets they say they are, they should buy buy up Leazes terrace now, and then sell it as high-value residential property once the park is redeveloped and the views are open over the park.

What RTG is missing is that their club just isn't the same financial engine that Newcastle is (and never will be). And that's not a knock on their fans. They equate attendance to ££ but the willingness/ability to pay the higher ticket prices needed to be profitable just isn't there. And I'm not even convinced that spending £350M would get them back up to the Premier League. They definitely have the fanbase to become a solid Champo team, but the fanbase are going to have to pay higher prices to increase the revenue stream to levels required to support a Champo budget. That was always (and still is) their problem, costs greatly exceeding revenues.

Suppose a game ends 9v9 (two off each side). Is the narrative that the players "lost their heads" or that the referee "lost control of the game"? That's why the referees do what they need to do to keep the players on the pitch and not throw pedantic cards around tossing players left right and center. (My referee association would say (in general) that if you have to dismiss a player, then you have failed with earlier decisions). I do agree that it would be better if there was less shithousing from the players, and more respect for the referees, but honestly, unless the league/FA demands more absolute/draconian refereeing then it will never change.

Erik Dornhelm?

Game thread Page 58 if you want a giggle at the next 5 pages of Fuck Off, Embarassing, Fucking Typical

I love that Going Home/Local Hero is part of NUFC - its a great tune and builds really well. But how did they get associated? I know that Knopfler is from Newcastle, but how did that song get linked to NUFC?

Gotta defend their Trafalgar Square diving trophy

When Mickey Quinn scored four to rout Leeds 5-2. That was a heck of a Saturday night in town.

And fade to STID … …. the wife saying to her husband … ”Why does nothing good ever happen to us, Pet?”

I think I need to change my screen name .... maybe from now on I should be known as ...... Exiled in Texas not RTG

Ahhhhghgh. Crunchie bars are one thing I really miss being Exiled in Texas. First thing I do when I arrive, and last thing I do when I leave is buy Crunchi bars. Mmmmmmm

Agree GWN, Desperate to have anything positive in their day. It's amazing how they don't see how embarrassing their behaviour really is.

One more chance tomorrow to get back into the promotion playoff. HSV play 12th placed Sandhausen needing 1pt and +8 goals (so basically must win). While 3rd placed Heidenheim play 1st placed Arminia Bielefeld. Good chance of a BRE vs HSV NordDerby playoff.

Crazy day. Bremen needed a win (and maybe +4 goals) to climb over Fortuna Dusseldorf....and indeed they did get that 6-1 win to swap places with Fortuna, who lost 3-0 away to Union, and are now relegated. Bremen go into the relegation playoff - which will be either Heidenheim or Hamburg SV. (So maybe a nice NordDerby game) Meanwhile, Dortmund lose 0-4 to Hoffenheim's Andrej Kramarić. That's not going to do anything for Lucien Favre's standing with the fans, even though he was confirmed to stay on with BVB.

I find the RTG fascination on Hendo wierd. Its not like they are just being happy for an ex-player and local lad, but its the way they are desperate to try and claim some of the Liverpool spotlight for their sad team by trying to shoe-horn themselves into the Liverpool moment. Its not like Henderson is talking about his time in Sunderland as a foundation for his accomplishments at Liverpool. It just weird how they are trying to get some of the Liverpool spotlight onto their team when no one else is thinking there is any connection.

F*** Me. Sunderland Echo has written an open letter to FPP asking them to "clarify their intentions" with the club. https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/letter-to-ffp.1520759/ https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/time-fpp-sunderland-trio-glenn-fuhrman-robert-platek-and-john-phelan-make-their-intentions-clear-after-ps9million-loan-2886750 I have no issues with the Echo trashing Donald and the current ownership, but the patter about demanding the Loaning Institution to clarify their plans is so cringeworthy.

On TV ASM looked to be limping off from the stands after the game (maybe just stiff legs). Hope did didn't pull anything.

Bruce is only 2 points behind Arsenal so I’m sure that Merson will be happy to have Steve Bacon replacing Arteta. No? Thought not. C***

Thought Joelinton did well for his goal. He got caught as he played the ball through to Almiron, and could have crumpled to the ground with the contact, but he rode the challenge, kept his feet and then sprinted into space for the goal. Loved it!!

So if the takeover is approved..... how do the local Saudi's get to watch any Newcastle/PL games? The region broadcast rights are sold to beIN, but the beIN broadcast is blocked within Saudi Arabia. So there is currently no legal way to watch Newcastle games in Saudi Arabia even if the takeover goes through. Unless Saudi Arabia unblocks the beIN broadcast, they cannot watch any games. So meanwhile beIN have overpaid as they bought rights to broadcast to more countries than they are able to. Saudi Arabia has said that they will not enter into any communication with Qatar until they cease all state sponsored terrorism, no there can be not direct remuneration. Would the PL be able to offer partial right to KSA for broadcast in Saudi Arabia, and then rebate those payments to beIN? This seems too simple or too "public" a solution.

HeHeHe .... The Don gets his beloved Oxford into the playoffs